The Most Gorgeous Celebrity Engagement Rings of All Time

From Elizabeth Taylor's iconic rock to Paris Hilton's jaw-dropping engagement bling, celebrities have given us a lifetime supply of ring inspiration. No matter the stone type (we've got sapphire, emeralds, and canary yellow diamonds ahead) to the carat size (including a 40+ carat stone), there's a dazzling celebrity engagement sparkler for every sense of style. Here are the most gorgeous rings of all time as seen on our favorite celebrities, royals, and boldface names.

Taylor and Richard Burton started their decades-long love affair in 1962. Burton lavished Taylor with incredible pieces of jewelry during their relationship, including the Elizabeth Taylor Diamond, which was formerly known as the Krupp diamond. Burton purchased the 33-carat Asscher-cut potentially flawless diamond ring for Taylor in 1968. While not technically an engagement ring, Taylor wore it nearly every day, and it was sold at a Christie's auction in December 2011 for $8.8 million, Forbes reports.

The tennis star announced her engagement to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian in late December 2016, and debuted her sparkler just a few weeks later. The massive emerald-cut diamond is estimate to be over 10-carats, Business Insider reports.

After the death of her first husband John F. Kennedy, Jaqueline Kennedy married Greek shipping heir Aristotle Onassis in October 1968. Aristotle proposed with a Harry Winston ring featuring the breathtaking 40.42 carat Lesotho Three diamond. Jackie reportedly kept the marquise cut diamond in a bank vault, and it sold at auction for $2.59 million after her death, Brides reports.

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Mary-Kate Olsen

Mary-Kate Olsen and French businessman Olivier Sarkozy got engaged in early 2014. Sarkozy proposed with a vintage diamond and sapphire ring by Cartier which dates back to 1953. The diamond center stone is approximately four carats, and is framed by 16 sapphires. The ring was purchased at a Sotheby's auction for $81,000.

Rossum's now-husband Sam Esmail proposed with an elegant vintage ring that has truly stood the test of time: it dates back to Paris in the 1920s, Brides reports. Rossum's round solitaire ring is flanked by two baguettes on a platinum band.

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Jerry Hall

Hall and media tycoon Rupert Murdoch announced their engagement in January 2016. Hall's enormous ring is a marquise-shaped diamond on a platinum band, InStyle reports. The center stone is estimated to be a whopping 20 carats.

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Salma Hayek

Salma Hayek and French businessman François-Henri Pinault married in 2009. Hayek's gorgeous engagement ring is a five-carat oval-cut center stone with two trillion diamond accents on the side, Brides reports.

Copeland's gorgeous engagement ring is a cushion-cut stone set in a halo with a pavé diamond band, according to The Knot. The dancer and her lawyer husband married in the summer of 2016.

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Catherine Zeta-Jones

In 1999, Michael Douglas proposed to Zeta-Jones with a 10-carat marquise diamond designed by Fred Leighton, InStyle reports. The center diamond is surrounded by 28 smaller stones. The ring is reportedly worth $1 million.

Will Smith proposed to Jada in November 1997 with a jaw-dropping emerald-cut diamond engagement ring. The center stone is estimate to be over 12 carats in size, and it's surrounded by two baguette-cut stones, Vogue UK reports. The ring is estimated to be worth $250,000, InStyle reports.

Joel, the daughter of Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley, and longtime boyfriend Ryan Gleason rang in 2018 with the happy news of their engagement. Gleason proposed with a huge emerald-cut diamond ring set on a band with diamond detailing, which was designed by Carelle.

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Eva Longoria Baston

The actress, producer, and activist got engaged to her now-husband José Baston in December 2015 in Dubai. Baston proposed with a gorgeous ring featuring a six to eight carat ruby surrounded by a halo of diamonds, the Knot reports.

Adam Shulman propose to Hathaway in a November 2011 with a diamond ring he designed himself along with Kwiat Jewelers, People reports. The ring is set with a six carat emerald-cut conflict-free diamond on a diamond-studded band. The ring's value is estimated to be $150,000, according to Vogue.

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